Farooq demands probe into twin terror attacks in J&K, asks Pakistan to stop terrorism

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Mendhar: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Sunday urged the Centre to order a probe into the twin terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir a day earlier and also asked Pakistan to stop supporting terrorism in the region.
The former chief minister said if a probe is not ordered into the two gruesome incidents, his party would “invite an international committee” to conduct an investigation to find out the culprits behind such attacks.
“I have been repeatedly saying that those sitting in Delhi are misleading the people by saying Article 370 was responsible for terrorism. How many years have passed since the abrogation of the Article? Has terrorism stopped?” Abdullah told reporters on the sidelines of an election rally in the Mendhar area of Poonch district.
Referring to the killing of Sheikh, he said an innocent former sarpanch of BJP lost his life in the attack. “Had he not the right to live? This is a free country and any party can propagate their ideology. Who killed him should be probed and that too soon,” the NC chief said. He also demanded an investigation into the attack on the tourists in Anantnag. “If they (Centre) do not go for the probe, we should invite an international committee to investigate who is responsible for such attacks,” Abdullah said. He said peace will elude the region till the terrorism is completely stopped. “I want to tell our neigbhour Pakistan to stop terrorism (in J-K). After the terror activities are stopped, both countries can sit together and resolve their issues,” he said.